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print
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tobacco-paper
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advertisement
Object Type
print
tobacco-paper
advertisement
Museum number
Heal,117.145
Description
Tobacco-paper of Sharpe's Best Virginia, at Fleet Street, London; a native American holding a long pipe and seated on an ornate throne forming the upper part of a lettered cartouche, a bowl of tobacco to his side, two ships approaching in the distance at right. Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
British
Production date
1725-1775
(circa)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
78 millimetres
(cropped)
Width:
66 millimetres
(cropped)
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
trade/occupation
smoking
native american
Associated names
Associated with:
Sharpe
Associated places
Associated with:
London
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Ambrose Heal
Acquisition date
1960
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
Heal,117.145